Family & marriageFrom the masjid's own video, May 1, 2026.
Parents should raise children with dua
“The best tool to have righteous children is the tool of du'a.”
The khutbah in 7 steps
- Children are an amanah, and parents will be questioned about how they care for them.
- Righteous parenting requires living Islam at home, teaching the deen, good company, and frequent dua.
- The khutbah presents five Quranic supplications for children and descendants.
- Ibrahim's dua asks Allah to establish prayer in himself and his offspring.
- The wife of Imran's and the Prophet's protection duas seek safety from Shaytan, harm, and the evil eye.
- Zakariya's, al-Furqan's, and al-Ahqaf's duas address righteous offspring, family goodness, gratitude, and descendants.
- Parents should ask for guidance rather than curse children, while children should seek their parents' pleasure.
Try this week
Live Islam visibly at home and become a role model.
Teach children their deen, Arabic, Quran reading, and prayer, and surround them with righteous company.
Recite the five Quranic and Prophetic duas in sujud, before salam, or during the night.
Place a hand on children's heads and recite the protection dua before they leave or when they wake.
Do not make dua against children; ask Allah to guide them instead.
Let children hear parents making loving duas for them, and encourage children to seek their parents' pleasure.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quotes
In the khateeb's words
“One of the greatest hopes of every parent is to have righteous children that fear Allah in private and in public, to pray on time, to have great manners, to benefit humanity.”
“the best tool to have righteous children is the tool of du'a.”
“with these duas you are begging the one who sees them wherever they are”
Talk about it at home
For the dinner table
The khutbah teaches that children are an amanah, or trust, and parents will answer to Allah for how they care for them. Raising righteous children requires more than words: parents should live Islam at home, teach the deen, choose good company, and keep making dua. The speaker shared five Quranic and Prophetic supplications for prayer, protection, righteous descendants, family goodness, and guidance. Parents should ask Allah to guide children rather than curse them, even when children are difficult or far away. Children, in turn, should seek their parents' pleasure, while parents should let them hear loving prayers made for them.
- What does living Islam at home look like for us?
- How can we show our parents that we want their pleasure?
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